In the Gentle Embrace

[My next book will be A Cool Breeze Brings a Message. Please add it to your to-read list!] In April, the rarely seen young master of the Jingbei Zong family suddenly headed south to Jiangnan. Merchants from both sides of the Yangtze sprang into action, calling in favors and searching for connections. Who wouldn't want ties to the richest corporation in the country? Some said the young master Zong was impossibly hard to please. Neither the delicacies of Jiangnan nor the sights of its beautiful gardens could stir his interest. In the end, he'd merely say, "Boring." Others said that despite having a face that drew admirers like bees to flowers, he never let anyone get close. So many young women boldly tested the waters or sent him flirtatious looks, but he only smiled lazily and said, "So fussy." Then one day, Zong Rui had a sudden whim and went to the most famous Pingtan teahouse in Wusu. As the pipa and sanxian rang out, he lazily glanced toward the stage. And never looked away again. A young woman in a beautiful qipao sat before a screen, holding a pipa. Her face was as lovely as a peach blossom, her eyes full of feeling. She was elegant and refined, yet proud and untouchable. But the most remarkable thing about her was her voice... The moment she began to sing, Zong Rui heard all of Jiangnan. *The unruly young master of the capital's elite × the graceful, refined Pingtan performer (Full blurb coming September 13) Next book: A Cool Breeze Brings a Message During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Qiu Yue visits her boyfriend's home for the first time. The enormous villa is completely empty. She looks around in confusion, then finally finds someone in a sitting room. His hair is half-wet, and his white shirt is open at the chest. He looks more languid and rakish than she has ever seen him. Qiu Yue wraps her arms around him from behind and chides him for not coming to pick her up. "I haven't tied my tie yet. Will you help me?" His voice is teasing, his tone seductive. Qiu Yue freezes. She looks up into a face identical to her boyfriend's. ** If there's one family making headlines in Guangcheng these days, it's the rising Liang Group. The Liang family has a pair of twin brothers. Liang Yi is proper and steady, and became the head of the group at a young age. His twin, Liang Feng, born just one minute later, took the unconventional path of becoming a race car driver. He's a notorious heartbreaker who can't be trusted. "Stay away from him," Liang Yi privately warns Qiu Yue. "He's nothing but trouble." But women keep throwing themselves at him, perfectly happy to get burned. "You wouldn't..." Liang Yi's gaze behind his gold-rimmed glasses is hard to read, as if he's joking, or perhaps testing her. "Be into his type too, would you?" "Of course not." Qiu Yue smiles. "Why would I be interested in a bad man like that?" At dinner, Liang Yi wants to introduce his female companion, but he can't find her anywhere. No one knows that upstairs, Qiu Yue's phone lies by the bed, ringing over and over. Liang Feng has her hands pinned above her head against the door, kissing her again and again. "Do you like it?" His kiss nearly crushes her lips. "Do you like bad men?" Qiu Yue can't speak, her heart surging. Actually... He could be a little worse. *A cool breeze brings a message, the autumn moon knows no bounds. My longing for you makes each day feel like a year. *A sister-in-law romance (devil emoji) *She's not really his sister-in-law. The romance between the heroine and hero begins after she breaks up with the second male lead. The two leads are mutually devoted and sexually inexperienced. *The hero is a race car driver, and the heroine is an automotive engineer. The story is set in the new energy vehicle industry. Theme: Love always arrives without warning.